Sheet-music cabinet



Nov. 10,1925. 1,561,151

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Patented Nov. 10, 1925.

UNiT "tries 0121s w. GHARRING, or KINGMAN, ARIZONA.

SHEET-MUSIC CABINET.

Application filed. May 8,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OTIS W. GHARRING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kingman, in the county of Mohave and State of Arizona, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sheet-Music Cabinets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention has for its object the provision of a cabinet for receiving sheet music and disposing the same so that any required composition may be readily obtained without necessitating the handling of a large number of pieces in order to obtain the one required.

A further purpose of the invention is to utilize a cabinet comprising a plurality of sections which are hingedly connected whereby access to the several sections may be readily had, and each of the sections containing a plurality of overlapping pockets having an echelon arrangement whereby a large number of pieces may be stored in a manner to expose the title to the end that any required selection may be quickly located and obtained without requiring the handling of other pieces in making the selection.

Other objects and advantages will be ap parent and suggest themselves as the nature of the invention is understood.

While the drawings illustrate an embodi ment of the invention it is to be understood that in adapting the same to meet di1ferent conditions and requirements, various changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the nature of the invention. Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of the application:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a music r cabinet embodying the invention, the several sections comprising the same being in opened position.

Figure 2 is a horizontal section; the sections being closed,

Figure 3 is a horizontal sect-ion, the sections being open, and

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional View of one of the sections comprising the cabinet.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description. and desig- 1923. Serial No. 637,561.

nated in the several views of the drawings by like reference characters.

The sheet music cabinet illustrated comprises four sections designated respectively 1, 2, 3 and 4 which are hingedly connected so as to be thrown into open position and admit of ready access to any one of the sections, whereby any required piece of sheet music may be readily located and easily obtained. The numeral 1 designates the back section and 4 the front section. The intermediate sections 2 and 3 are hinged to swing in opposite directions, the section 2 being hinged directly to the back section 1 and the section 3 being hinged to a leaf 5 which is hinged to the back section 1. The leaf 5 is of a width to admit of the section 3 holding against the section 2. The front section 4 is hinged to a leaf 6 which in turn is hinged to the section 2, the leaf 6 being of such width as to admit of the section 4 folding against the section 3. Doors 7 are hinged to swing from opposite sides of the front section 4 and close the cabinet when the several sections are folded one against the other, as indicated most clearly in Figures 1 and 3.

One of the doors 7 is hinged directly to a side of the section 4 and the other door is hinged to a leaf 14 which is hinged to a side of the section 3 and which closes against a side of the section 4. An L of rabbeted strip 15 is attached to the outer edge of the leaf 14 and the opposite outer corner of the section-4 and the doors are hinged thereto. These strips 15 provide a finish.

The several sections are mounted upon a base 8 which may be of any construction and design. A "top 9 is hinged in line with the back of the section 1 and when the several sections are closed, the top extends thereover and rests thereon. A rim 10 depending from the front and sides of the top 9 embraces the upper portion of the several sections and the doors 7 and serves as means to hold the same in closed position. Before 100 access can be had to the interior of the cabinet, it is necessary to swing the top 9 upwardly to disengage the rim 10 from the sections, after which the latter may be swung into open position to admit of free 105 access to any one of the sections. It is to be understood that the cabinet may be of any construction, finish and design, depending upon the capacity and cost.

The several sections comprising the cabi- 9 net are approximately of similar formation, each comprising a frame and a plurallty of pockets which are disposed in overlapping relation and in substantially echelon formation, whereby the sheet music when placed therein will expose the title, thereby facilitating the finding of any required piece when searching for the same. The back section 1 is provided with a single set of pockets which are disposed upon the front side thereof. The remaining sections have pockets upon opposite sides, the pockets upon one side being separated from the pockets upon the opposite side by means of a partition 11. The numeral 12 designates the frame which comprises uprights and upper and lower crossgieces. The crosspieces of the sections having the wings 5 and 6 folding against uprights thereof are extended a short distance to overlap the ends of the wings,

' whereby to obtain a neat and substantial finish. The pockets are formed by plates 13 which are arranged between the uprights of a section. The plates 13 are disposed at an inclination to the vertical and the inner lower ends of the pockets are closed by the partitions 11 of the sections 2, 3 and 4 and the back of the section 1. The pockets are shallow so as to snugly receive a piece of sheet music and the depth is such as to expose the upper portion of the piece of sheet music, thereby disclosing the title so that when any required piece is desired it may be readily located and obtained without necessitating the handling of any other pieces.

It will be readily understood from the foregoing taken in connection with the accompanying drawings that the invention provides a cabinet which will accommodate a large number of pieces of sheet music and the same may be spread so that the titles are exposed, thereby facilitating the location of any required piece.

What is claimed is:

l. A cabinet having a back section, a series of hingedly connectedleaves having an end leaf of each series hingedly connected to each side wall of the back section, and cabinet sections carried by alternate leaves of said series and in staggered relation relatively to the two series.

2. A cabinet having a base, a cabinet sec tion secured to said base and forming the back of the cabinet, a series of hingedly connected leaves having an end leaf of each series hingedly connected to each side wall of the back section, and cabinet sections carried by alternate leaves of said series and in staggered relation relatively to the two series.

3. A cabinet having abase, a cabinet section secured to said base and forming the back of the cabinet, a covering hingedly mounted on said back cabinet section, a series of hingedly connected leaves having an end leaf of each series hingedly connected to each side wall of the back section, cabinet sections carried by alternate leaves of said series and in staggered relation relatively to the two series, and a door hingedly mounted on the outer leaf of each series.

i. A cabinet comprising a plurality of hingedly connected sections, and a top hinged to the back section and having a depending rim to embrace the upper portion of the sections and hold them in closed position.

A cabinet comprising a base, a back section secured to the rear portion of the base, a plurality of hingedly connected sections adapted to close one against the other and occupy a position above the base, and a top hinged to the back section and having a depending rim to embrace the upper portion of the sections and hold them in closed position.

6. A sheet music cabinet comprising a base, a back section secured to the rear portion of the base, other sections hingedly connected to the back section and to one another to hold one against the other and occupy a position above the base, the several sections having pockets for receiving the sheet music in spread out formation and exposing the titles thereof, a door for closing the front section, and atop hinged to the back section and having a depending rim to embrace the upper portion of the sections and hold the same and the door in closed position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

OTIS W. GHARRING. 

